diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
index 48e394b650..91248467be 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel.bbclass
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ python do_strip() {
     if (extra_sections and kernel_image.find(d.getVar('KERNEL_IMAGEDEST') + '/vmlinux') != -1):
         kernel_image_stripped = kernel_image + ".stripped"
         shutil.copy2(kernel_image, kernel_image_stripped)
-        oe.package.runstrip((kernel_image_stripped, 8, strip, extra_sections))
+        oe.package.runstrip(kernel_image_stripped, 8, strip, extra_sections)
         bb.debug(1, "KERNEL_IMAGE_STRIP_EXTRA_SECTIONS is set, stripping sections: " + \
             extra_sections)
 }